Wet enough for you? Florence receives an average of just under nine-inches of rain each year during the month of February. That’s according to statistics compiled by the City of Florence and going back to 1957. Those charts also show the previous record rainfall in February came in 1999 when […]
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UNDATED (AP) — Kansas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Jayhawks (26-3) moved up two places to the top spot, receiving 58 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel. Gonzaga (29-1) fell to fourth after losing its first game of […]
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Man, dog found dead; Portland police call deaths suspicious PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police are investigating after finding a man and a dog dead inside a Portland residence. Portland police said in a news release that officers responded to a report of a dead man and dog inside a […]
Fire Election Choices; Bridge Work; Douglas County Park expanding
Fire board election brings choices to the ballot Voters in May will have choices when marking their ballots for the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Board of Directors. Two open seats on the ballot have drawn, at least so far, two candidates for each. At position one, Siuslaw News Editor […]
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TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, Serge Ibaka added 18 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 112-106 on Sunday night. The Raptors won their third in a row and wrapped up a second straight season sweep of Portland. They previously had beaten the Trail […]
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AP POLL-TEENS-POLITICS AP-NORC Poll: US teens disillusioned, divided by politics PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A survey of children ages 13 to 17 finds that America’s teens are almost as politically disillusioned and pessimistic about the nation’s divisions as their parents. But they aren’t quite as quick to write off […]
Re-Vision Florence; Mapleton gets 3rd Nike grant; Cold Weather Shelter to open again; 40th anniversary of discovery that changed oceanography
Highway facelift for Florence still a year away The facelift for Highway 101 in the core downtown area; known as “re-vision Florence”; is moving forward with construction scheduled to begin a year from now. Florence City Manager Erin Reynolds says the Oregon Department of Transportation will likely pay about 35-percent […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 33 points, C.J. McCollum added 22 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Orlando Magic 112-103 Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Trail Blazers spoiled Terrence […]